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Report: All Remaining MGM Resorts Casino Buffets to Close in 2027
According to Vital Vegas, MGM Resorts plans to close its remaining three Las Vegas buffets by the second quarter of 2027 A reliable source said the news was broken during a staff meeting by an MGM regional executive If true, the closures...
Primm Nev. Founders Seek Buyers to Stop Permanent Casino Closures
The Primm family is actively searching for buyers to save their town’s three aging border casinos from permanent closure Affinity Gaming will terminate 344 employees and shutter all remaining Primm businesses on July 4. Future resort viability may hinge on the nearby...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Strip Bridges Were Built to Funnel Tourists Into Casinos
For decades, a persistent Las Vegas myth has bounced around the internet's least scholarly corners: that the Strip’s pedestrian bridges were built to funnel tourists into casinos. Supposedly, casino operators in the mid -’90s pressured Clark County to eliminate street‑level crosswalks just...
KISS-Backed Tribal Casino Expands with Entertainment Center & RV Park
The Rock & Brews Casino in Braman, Oklahoma, has announced a 25,000-square-foot expansion featuring a 1,000-seat performance venue and RV park Operated by the Kaw Nation in partnership with KISS founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, the project aims to turn the...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Bottles of Champagne Cost $575K Everywhere at EDC
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on May 26, 2025. Last week, photos of drink menus from the Electronic Daisy Carnival (EDC) in Las Vegas made...
UPDATE: Rio Las Vegas Responds to Why 17 Tourists Were Trapped in an Elevator for an Hour
UPDATE: On Thursday afternoon, Casino.org received the following response from the publicity company representing Rio Las Vegas: "The elevator company responsible for servicing was called immediately and their response time was estimated to be less than thirty minutes. A guest in the...
Family of Slain Sex Worker Sues Palms Casino for Failing to Prevent Her 2024 Murder
The family of Larissa Garcia has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Palms Casino Resort and an alleged madam, claiming they failed to prevent her 2024 strangulation and sexual assault The lawsuit alleges the Palms facilitated escort activity and ignored audible...
Abu Dhabi Reveals Site for World’s Second Sphere
Abu Dhabi confirmed Yas Island as the location for the world’s second Sphere, a $1.7 billion project set to serve as a "global platform for Emirati culture" The 20,000-capacity venue, scheduled for completion by the end of 2029, will utilize the same...
Vanderpump Hotel’s Vegas Rebrand to Become Bravo Reality TV Series
Bravo has greenlit Vanderpump Rules: Lisa Las Vegas, a reality series documenting the rush to open the Strip's first celebrity-branded casino in 30 years The Vanderpump Hotel marks Lisa Vanderpump's fourth Las Vegas venue, joining her restaurants and bars at Caesars Palace,...
Las Vegas Tourism Board Bets $500M on New Marketing Push
The LVCVA authorized $464 million in marketing contracts, with potential extensions pushing the total investment past $815 million Longtime partner R&R Partners secured the largest share ($309M) to continue managing the city's global brand and creative strategy The spending plan diversifies efforts...
